Politics This Morning: Innovation Minister in Washington to discuss unblocking supply chains
Good Thursday morning! Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry FRANCOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE is in Washington, D.C. today for his second and final day of meetings. His goal? Unblocking North America’s currently buckling supply chains and making them more resilient to outside shocks. Quite the tall order. According to a press release, Mr. Champagne will speak with […]
Three key priorities Canadians should expect from Parliament on climate action
As we continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and look to establish a new sense of normalcy, there is an increasing threat looming ready to challenge governments and citizens alike. Raging forest fires, floods and record-breaking temperatures are the not-so-subtle and unrelenting knock of the next crisis we collectively face—climate change. Policy-makers, politicians, and […]
Searching for unity of purpose in a world beset by crisis
OTTAWA—U.S. President Joe Biden has recommitted his country and his power to the world of multilateral co-operation. But the G20 summit in Rome was still a lesson in the difficulties of significant diplomatic progress at a time of increasing nationalism and sharp North-South divisions. Even with the Pope urging them on, the leaders of the […]
‘A major slap in the face’: Steven Guilbeault’s appointment draws ire, concern over the future of Alberta’s energy industry
Steven Guilbeault’s history of environmental activism has some Alberta MPs worried about the future of oil and gas in the province, while others say there needs to be a transition away from reliance on this sector in Alberta. Mr. Guilbeault’s (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) appointment on Oct. 26 as the environment and climate change minister came less […]
Taiwan’s COP26 participation deserves Canada’s support
“Inequality and climate injustice is already the heart of the climate crisis,” Greta Thunberg, the high-profile climate activist, tweeted recently to her followers. Thunberg’s focus, however, was on the inequality of COVID-19 vaccine availability that would prevent representatives of poor countries attending the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, currently running in […]
By all accounts, Guilbeault knows his stuff
OTTAWA—Alberta believes the best way to tackle climate change is to appoint a minister who knows nothing about it. How else to explain the chorus of criticism levelled at the prime minister for appointing Steven Guilbeault to the post? By all accounts, the minister knows his stuff. Prior to joining the Liberal government in 2019, […]
Canada struck ‘good balance’ in approach with China, says new U.K. envoy
The United Kingdom’s newest envoy to Canada says London isn’t worried about how Canada has handled its relationship with Beijing. The U.K. recently entered into a national security pact with the United States and Australia (AUKUS) in hopes to deter the growing reach of Beijing in the Indo-Pacific. Canada—a traditional Five Eyes ally with the […]
Glasgow at high noon
With one week to go, it is imperative—in ways that are impossible to predict or imagine—to acknowledge the future of our planet is on the line or at stake. The Oct. 24 New York Times lead editorial says it all: “The Global Stake at Glasgow.” Looking back 33 years, in June of 1988, a remarkable event occurred […]
Who is going to Glasgow, Quebec or Alberta?
CHELSEA, QUE.—Sometimes—last week, for instance—it is hard to believe that Alberta and Quebec occupy the same country, never mind the same planet. While Quebec Premier François Legault announced a ban on any further extraction of fossil fuels in the province, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney continues to promote oil and gas, celebrating a post-pandemic uptick in […]
Climate change and urgent need for an energy revolution offer enormous scope for innovators and entrepreneurs
TORONTO—Where there’s great need, there’s great opportunity—and the greater the need, the greater the opportunity. Which is why climate change and the urgent need for an energy revolution offer such enormous scope for our innovators and entrepreneurs. But will Canadians be left out of the global energy revolution, what some call the green industrial revolution, […]
